Inner sole



Jan. 31, 1933. EMERSON 1,895,709

INNER SOLE Filed Oct. 6, 1931 Inventor fia zy' 3'? 21128119022 Patented Jan. 31, 1933 UNITED STATES GEORGE Y. EMERSON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE INNER SOLE Application filed October a, 1931. Serial No. 567,267.

This invention appertains to new and use improvements in shoes, and more particularly to a novel inner sole construction, the same being a continuation in part of my co-pending application Serial No. 484,436,

which was filed September 25, 1930.

The principal object of this invention is to provide an inner sole constructed in such a manner as to permit its attachment to the usual shoe upper without likelihood of becoming damaged.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an inner sole having improved features and yet capable of being manufactured more cheaply than articles of this character now on the market.

Other important objects and advantages of the invention will become a parent to the reader of the following speci cation.

In the drawing Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the novel inner sole.

Fig. 2 represents an enlarged fragmentary detailed sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 represents an enlarged fragmentary detailed sectional view showmg the rib reinforced by a paper filler.

Fig. 4 re resents a fragmentary perspective view 0 the fabric strip before being applied to the inner sole and with the'paper filler adhered thereto.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 represents the inner sole which is to be provided with the rib 6, by cementing an elongated strip or strips 7 to the top surface of the inner sole adjacent the edge portion thereof, from the instep on one side,

40 back to the instep on the other side by way of the toe portion.

Manifestly, the fabric strip can be cemented and applied to the inner sole by machine and in the machine operations, the strip 7 can be transversely gathered adjacent its outer strip transversely to edge to form the upstanding rib 6. Due to the fact, that the side of the strip 7 adjacent the inner sole 5 will be coated with cement or other adhesive, the side walls of the rib 6 will adhere together snugly as shown in Fi 2, to provide a substantially rigid upstan g rib extending from the instep portion of the inner sole at one side of the same, along the edge portions and around the toe portions to return to the instep along the opposite ed 0 portion of the inner sole. This is clear y shown in Fig. 1.

To add to the rigidity of the rib 6, the strip 7 can be prepared in the manner shown in Fig. 4:, as well as in Fig. 3, before being applied to the inner sole. Numeral 7 repre sents the fabric strip of the modified form which has secured longitudinally along its intermediate portion, a two-ply paper strip- 8, which is preferabl a wide strip of paper set u on itself with t e resulting plies glued toget er, as in the manner substantially shown in Fig. 4. v

With either the inner sole 5 coated with cement or with the bottom side of the fabric 7 and the strip 8 coated with cement, this strip 7 is applied along the edge portion of theinner sole 5 to assume the same position as the strip 7 as shown in 1.

By machine or by hand, t e intermediate (5 portion of the fabric strip 7 is lifted while the cement or glue is still moist with the outer edge portion of the paper strip 8 to the position shown in Fig. 3, so that substantially one-half portion of the paper 8 will be upstanding to provide a filler for the rib 6'. (See Fig. 3.) I

It can thus be seen, that in either form, the operations of applying the cement to the fabric strip, applying the fabric strip to the innor sole, and subse uently gathering the form the rib can all be conducted by machinery or manually without affecting the scope of this invention.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials ma be resorted to without departing from t e spirit and sage of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

aving thus described my invention, what I claim as new is A method of constructing inner soles consisting in' adhering a strip of fabricto the top side of an inner sole and while the adhesive is moist, gatherin the strip transversely to form an upstan 'n strip, and then permitting the adhesive to ry.

In testimony whereof I afiix m signature.

' GEORGE Y. E RSON. 

